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Coastal Areas

Asked by Alison HumeLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 14 July 2025UIN 905188

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will have discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of creating a Minister for Coastal Communities to oversee a coastal strategy.

Answered by Alex Norris

There are no current plans to create a Minister for Coastal Communities.

As Minister for Local Growth, I am responsible for regional growth nationwide and recognise that coastal communities can make a contribution to growth.

The Plan for Neighbourhoods will support regeneration across the country including in many of our cherished coastal communities.

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